Upgraded MacBooks noticeably faster than older models

Mac|Life has benchmarked the newly upgraded MacBook against the previous …

As you are all surely aware by now, Apple upgraded its entire MacBook line last week. Mac|Life was able to get its hands on one of the shiny, new 2.0GHz models and put it through its paces over the weekend. The results, while not shocking, are certainly interesting. Apparently, the new 2.0Ghz MacBook (currently at the bottom of the MacBook heap) outperforms an older 2.0Ghz MacBook in nearly every case.

Mac|Life pitted the new low-end (2.0Ghz, 4MB L2 cache) model against the former low-end (1.8Ghz, 2MB L2 cache) and high-end (2.0Ghz, 2MB L2 cache) models. The benchmarks range from a 5 percent increase over the former high end for a GarageBand export all the way up to an 18 percent increase over the former low end using Photoshop CS2. Mac|Life chalks this up to the increased L2 cache from 2MB to 4MB, though it was odd to note that in at least a few occasions, the former high end was actually slower than the former low end.

MacBooks got a nice little speed bump all around, though far more useful for those in the market for a new MacBook will be a comparison between the new low end and new high end. Mac|Life assures us that this comparison is forthcoming. To get your full daily requirement of graphs, you'll need to consult the Mac|Life article.